Heat — Southern Fairfield, Connecticut

2002-07-02 to 2002-07-04 · Southern Fairfield, Connecticut

Wider weather episode

Temperatures rose into the mid and upper 90s across interior Southern Connecticut and into the lower and mid 90s along the shores of Long Island Sound. High temperatures and humidities combined to produce heat indices from 100 to 105 degrees across the region, but especially across interior Southern Connecticut. In Greenwich, News Radio 88 (WCBS) reported that a 92 year old man died in his apartment, which was not air conditioned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5310656. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.